Fence with bamboo surface covering



March 19, 1957 c. R. PARKS FENCE WITH BAMBOO SURFACE COVERING Filed March 29, 1954 mi u INV EN TOR.

A TTORNE Y (h/fora R. Parka United States Patent FENCE WITH BAMBOO SURFACE COVERING Clifford R. Parks, Houston, Tex.

Application March 29, 1954, Serial No. 419,169

1 Claim. (Cl. 256-34) The invention relates to a fence having a bamboo surface covering, and it concerns more particularly a fence having applied to one side thereof a continuous web of woven cane-like material, such as bamboo, the woven material comprising a plurality of elongated pieces of cane-like material, cut to uniform lengths and woven together in side by side relation to each other.

It is an object of the invention to provide a new and distinctive type of fence which is useful as well as ornamental. The invention contemplates a fence which not only affords complete privacy but is characterized also by its attractive, unique appearance.

Another object of the invention is to provide a surface covering which is readily applicable to any existing fence whereby the fence may be improved from the standpoint of its apperance as well as its utility.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel surface covering for fences which may be readily applied at the site without special tools.

The invention will be readily understood by referring to the following description and the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a fence in the course of having applied to one side thereof a continuous web of woven cane-like material, such as bamboo, as contemplated by the invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view, on an enlarged scale, showing a portion of the woven material illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view, taken from the opposite side of the fence shown in Fig. 1, showing a portion of the woven material as applied to the fence.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates an ordinary fence, which as shown is of the chain link type. A continuous web of woven cane-like material, such as bamboo, which is indicated generally by the numeral 2, is applied to one side of the fence 1 as hereinafter described.

The woven material 2 comprises a plurality of elongated pieces 3 of cane-like material, cut to uniform lengths and arranged side by side. The elongated pieces 3 are woven together by pairs of wires 4, disposed transversely and spaced longitudinally with respect to the pieces 3, which are twisted about the pieces 3 and about each other to form a continuous web.

The woven material 2 may comprise a continuous web of considerable. length and having a width not less than the height of the fence 1 to which it is applied. The woven material 2 is applied to the fence 1 with the elongated pieces 3 in vertical position. The woven material 2 may be supplied in the form of a large roll, as shown in Fig. l, and may be applied to the fence 1 by standing the roll of woven material 2 on one end thereof and advancing it along the fence 1 as it is unrolled, so that the woven material 2 is disposed in its erected position adjacent one side of the fence 1. The woven material 2 is then tied to the frame of the fence 1, at spaced intervals, by wire knots 5.

The invention may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

I claim:

A fence of the chain link type having applied to one side thereof a continuous web of woven cane-like material comprising a plurality of elongated pieces of canelike material, cut to uniform lengths and arranged side by side, the elongated pieces being woven together by pairs of wires disposed transversely and spaced longitudinally with respect to the elongated pieces, the pairs of wires being twisted about the elongated pieces and about each other to form a continuous web.

Fletcher Nov. 17, 1868 Whiting May 8, 1934 Ruppel Nov. 12, 1935 

